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Mammoth genome sequence completed
An international team of scientists has sequenced the complete genome of the woolly mammoth.
A US team is already attempting to study the animals' characteristics by inserting mammoth genes into elephant stem cells.
They want to find out what made the mammoths different from their modern relatives and how their adaptations helped them survive the ice ages.
The new genome study has been published in the Journal Current Biology.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32432693
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